All 4 Tony Awards for acting in a musical went to performers of color

Leslie Odom Jr. accepts his Tony Award Sunday night.
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History was made during the 70th annual Tony Awards on Sunday night, when for the first time ever, all four musical acting awards went to performers of color.

Hamilton's Leslie Odom Jr. won Best Performance by a Leading Actor; The Color Purple's Cynthia Erivo took home Best Performance by a Leading Actress; Hamilton's Daveed Diggs won Best Performance by a Featured Actor; and Hamilton's Renée Elise Goldsberry won Best Performance by a Featured Actress.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.